Essays Tagged: "Depo-Provera"

Condom Distribution in Schools Condones Promiscuity and Increase Pregnancy Rates

Since then, other forms of birth control have been introduced andproven more reliable than condoms. Depo-Provera, "The Pill", and Norplant are such methods.Every day, sex education classes promote con ...

(2 pages) 119 0 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Intro to Human Sexuality

e the uses of different chemicals to prevent pregnancy. The most common are the pill, Norplant, and Depo-Provera. Surgical sterilization and natural family planning are the two other types. Surgical s ...

(10 pages) 298 0 3.6 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Third World Countries

day is chemical abortions called, "Anti-Pregnancies". These include vaccines and injections such as Depo-Provera, Noristerat, Oestro-progesterone (Known as the morning after pill) or most commonly kno ...

(5 pages) 202 1 4.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Chemical Castration.

ypes of sexual abuse and assault are some of the leading crimes in the United States. A drug called Depo-Provera has been proven effective in numerous cases for abusive or violent males. This drug is ... hemically castrated by the Government.Chemical castration is an ideal punishment for sex offenders. Depo-Provera has more commonly been of use to women in the past. This drug was injected into the fem ...

(6 pages) 81 0 4.6 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Covers controversial issue of the sterilisation of women under the age of 18 with an intellectual impairment.

oth medical and non-medical kinds.The medical being alternatives such as the contraceptive pill and Depo-Provera injections.The non-medial kinds can be in the form of support and education such as men ...

(7 pages) 71 0 3.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

Developmental psych- Teenage pregnancy

lly transmitted diseases, the popularity of long-lasting birth control methods such as Norplant and Depo-Provera, and the economy. In addition, researchers say that young people have become somewhat m ...

(7 pages) 177 1 4.5 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

This essay looks at Abortion. The thesis is that abortion is wrong, ethically, religiously and medically.

of birth control. They believe that abortions are put into the same category as the "pill" and the Depo-Provera shot (http://www.pregnantpause.org , May 26, 2003). They also believe that while aborti ...

(4 pages) 239 2 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

Children Having Children: Why is it a problem, and what policy changes can help prevent it?

age range are, from most to least utilized, condoms (33%), the pill (32.5%), and Norplant implants, Depo-Provera injections, or intrauterine devices (9.3%) (Rates based on survey information from last ...

(9 pages) 228 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Overpopulation is Not the Problem

often have significant side effects. Consider that three widely used forms of birth control-namely, Depo-Provera, Norplant and sterilization-in the population "problem" areas of the world have major h ...

(7 pages) 69 0 2.3 Feb/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Castration: An Option for Sex Offenders

s drugs that mimic the effects of surgical castration, specifically the blocking of male androgens. Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate) is the legally mandated drug of choice for sex offenders ...

(10 pages) 180 6 4.9 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Women's Clinic

her Norplant in the clinical setting in less than an hour and also made the choice to be placed on Depo-Provera. Clients were also placed on fetal heart monitors (especially those that were in their ...

(2 pages) 12 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Birth Control

ey are not nearly as popular in the younger aged people. Among these are the Birth Control Pill and Depo-Provera. The "Pill" is a monthly series of 28 pills that contain estrogen and progesterone. The ... nt that the pill is taken at the same time of the day everyday. Another prescribed birth control is Depo-Provera. One of the most effective birth control methods today, it is a shot that is taken by t ...

(5 pages) 21 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Offering money to addicts…ethical?

vasectomies than to those who chose long-term birth control like intrauterine devices, Norplant or Depo-Provera. But the criticism was so harsh that the group changed its policy and began offering a ... c who lives in a drug rehabilitation home in Niagara Falls, N.Y., accepted C.R.A.C.K's offer to get Depo-Provera birth control injections last year. It is believed that most drug addicts don't think a ...

(7 pages) 1650 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Comparing Various Treatment Options for Sexual Offenders and Their Efficacy Rates

by the administration of medication (commonly used are medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), known as Depo-Provera, and cyproterone acetate (CPA)) either by injection or an oral tablet. The procedure is ...

(8 pages) 5 0 0.0 Sep/2014

Subjects: Law & Government Essays